Top 100 Graphic Novels Actual--September 2008 (original) (raw)

These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during September 2008.

For our estimates of actual sales by Diamond

U.S.

from comic specialty stores on graphic novels shipped during September, see "Top 300 Comics Actual--September 2008."

| | | -------- | Rank | 1 | 11.91 | 2 | 10.23 | 3 | 8.85 | 4 | 8.24 | 5 | 6.83 | 6 | 6.72 | 7 | 6.32 | 8 | 5.98 | 9 | 5.74 | 10 | 5.72 | 11 | 5.59 | 12 | 5.56 | 13 | 5.53 | 14 | 5.5 | 15 | 5.35 | 16 | 5.3 | 17 | 5.27 | 18 | 5.21 | 19 | 5.2 | 20 | 5.11 | 21 | 5.08 | 22 | 4.99 | 23 | 4.9 | 24 | 4.82 | 25 | 4.78 | 26 | 4.72 | 27 | 4.46 | 28 | 4.17 | 29 | 4.16 | 30 | 3.94 | 31 | 3.84 | 32 | 3.78 | 33 | 3.78 | 34 | 3.77 | 35 | 3.76 | 36 | 3.73 | 37 | 3.52 | 38 | 3.5 | 39 | 3.46 | 40 | 3.35 | 41 | 3.31 | 42 | 3.23 | 43 | 3.18 | 44 | 3.14 | 45 | 3.01 | 46 | 3 | 47 | 3 | 48 | 2.97 | 49 | 2.8 | 50 | 2.79 | 51 | 2.78 | 52 | 2.77 | 53 | 2.77 | 54 | 2.73 | 55 | 2.68 | 56 | 2.63 | 57 | 2.55 | 58 | 2.54 | 59 | 2.54 | 60 | 2.53 | 61 | 2.53 | 62 | 2.53 | 63 | 2.52 | 64 | 2.51 | 65 | 2.46 | 66 | 2.43 | 67 | 2.41 | 68 | 2.4 | 69 | 2.4 | 70 | 2.35 | 71 | 2.34 | 72 | 2.29 | 73 | 2.29 | 74 | 2.29 | 75 | 2.26 | 76 | 2.23 | 77 | 2.22 | 78 | 2.2 | 79 | 2.18 | 80 | 2.16 | 81 | 2.06 | 82 | 2.04 | 83 | 2.03 | 84 | 2.02 | 85 | 2.02 | 86 | 2.01 | 87 | 2 | 88 | 1.96 | 89 | 1.95 | 90 | 1.95 | 91 | 1.94 | 92 | 1.92 | 93 | 1.9 | 94 | 1.89 | 95 | 1.84 | 96 | 1.83 | 97 | 1.79 | 98 | 1.78 | 99 | 1.78 | 100 | 1.73 | TOP 100 GNs -- SEPTEMBER 2008 | | | | | | --------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | ------- | ----------- | | Index | Title | Price | Pub | Est.Qty | | WATCHMEN TP | $19.99 | DC | 8,135 | | 100 BULLETS TP VOL 12 DIRTY (MR) | $12.99 | DC | 6,988 | | STAR WARS CLONE WARS TP VOL 01 SHIPYARDS O/DOOM | $7.95 | DAR | 6,045 | | NARUTO TP VOL 31 | $7.95 | VIZ | 5,628 | | CAPTAIN AMERICA TP VOL 02 DEATH O/CAPTAIN AMERICA | $14.99 | MAR | 4,665 | | KINGDOM COME TP NEW EDITION | $17.99 | DC | 4,590 | | WOLVERINE BLOOD DEBT TP | $12.95 | MAR | 4,317 | | BLEACH TP VOL 24 | $7.95 | VIZ | 4,085 | | IMMORTAL IRON FIST TP VOL 02 CITIES O/HEAVEN | $17.99 | MAR | 3,921 | | BUFFY VAMPIRE SLAYER OMNIBUS TP VOL 05 | $24.95 | DAR | 3,907 | | JUSTICE LEAGUE O/AMERICA TP VOL 01 TORNADOS PATH | $17.99 | DC | 3,818 | | ABE SAPIEN TP VOL 01 THE DROWNING | $17.95 | DAR | 3,798 | | UNCANNY X-MEN TP DIVIDED WE STAND | $12.99 | MAR | 3,777 | | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE | $9.99 | IMA | 3,757 | | LOVE & ROCKETS NEW STORIES #1 | $14.99 | FAN | 3,654 | | WATCHMEN TP INTERNATIONAL EDITION | $19.99 | DC | 3,620 | | BATMAN KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC | $17.99 | DC | 3,600 | | BERSERK TP VOL 25 (MR) | $13.95 | DAR | 3,559 | | BATMAN THE BLACK GLOVE HC | $24.99 | DC | 3,552 | | ANGEL AFTER THE FALL HC VOL 02 FIRST NIGHT | $21.99 | IDW | 3,490 | | SHOWCASE PRESENTS SUPERMAN TP VOL 04 | $16.99 | DC | 3,470 | | ULTIMATE POWER TP | $29.99 | MAR | 3,408 | | JLA SALVATION RUN TP | $19.99 | DC | 3,347 | | BARKS ROSA COLL TP VOL 03 GOLDEN HELMET CHARTS COLUMBUS | $8.99 | GEM | 3,292 | | FREDDY VS JASON VS ASH TP (MR) | $17.99 | DC | 3,265 | | HELLBLAZER LAUGHING MAGICIAN TP (MR) | $14.99 | DC | 3,224 | | X-MEN VS APOCALYPSE TP VOL 02 AGES O/APOCALYPSE | $29.99 | MAR | 3,046 | | CONAN TP VOL 06 HAND O/NERGAL | $17.95 | DAR | 2,848 | | NEGIMA GN VOL 19 (MR) | $10.95 | RAN | 2,842 | | TWELVE PREM HC VOL 01 | $24.99 | MAR | 2,691 | | BAD BOY 10TH ANN HC* | $14.99 | DE | 2,623 | | PATH O/ASSASSIN TP VOL 13 HATEFUL BURDEN (MR) | $9.95 | DAR | 2,582 | | BLACK SUMMER TP (MR) | $24.99 | AVA | 2,582 | | LOVELESS TP VOL 03 BLACKWATER FALLS | $19.99 | DC | 2,575 | | INVASION TP | $24.99 | DC | 2,568 | | MADAME MIRAGE TP VOL 01 | $14.99 | IMA | 2,548 | | LOVELESS GN VOL 08 (Of 8) (MR) | $9.99 | TKP | 2,404 | | DEATH OF THE NEW GODS HC | $29.99 | DC | 2,391 | | STAR WARS FORCE UNLEASHED GN | $15.95 | DAR | 2,363 | | INCREDIBLE HERCULES AGAINST THE WORLD TP | $14.99 | MAR | 2,288 | | GOTHAM CENTRAL HC VOL 01 IN THE LINE O/DUTY | $29.99 | DC | 2,261 | | SUPERMAN KRYPTONITE HC | $24.99 | DC | 2,206 | | SHOWCASE PRESENTS METAL MEN TP VOL 02 | $16.99 | DC | 2,172 | | VAMPIRE KNIGHT TP VOL 05 | $8.99 | VIZ | 2,145 | | MMW FANTASTIC FOUR HC VOL 11* | $54.99 | MAR | 2,056 | | SPIDER-MAN RED SONJA TP | $14.99 | MAR | 2,049 | | BATMAN DARK KNIGHT RETURNS TP | $14.99 | DC | 2,049 | | WOLVERINE ORIGINS VOL 05 DEADPOOL PREMIERE HC | $24.99 | MAR | 2,029 | | IRON MANUAL TP | $19.99 | MAR | 1,913 | | JANES IN LOVE** | $9.99 | DC | 1,906 | | SPIDER-MAN PREM HC VOL 03 BRAND NEW DAY | $19.99 | MAR | 1,899 | | BATMAN BLACK & WHITE TP VOL 03 | $19.99 | DC | 1,892 | | DR FATE COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY TP | $17.99 | DC | 1,892 | | WONDER WOMAN THE CIRCLE HC | $24.99 | DC | 1,865 | | MMW ATLAS ERA HEROES HC VOL 03* | $59.99 | MAR | 1,831 | | SPAWN COLLECTION TP VOL 06 | $29.99 | IMA | 1,796 | | FREAK BROTHERS OMNIBUS TP (MR) | $35.00 | DIA | 1,742 | | JSA PRESENTS GREEN LANTERN TP | $14.99 | DC | 1,735 | | CHIBI VAMPIRE GN VOL 10 (Of 13) (MR) | $9.99 | TKP | 1,735 | | CONAN HC VOL 06 HAND O/NERGAL | $24.95 | DAR | 1,728 | | WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS TP ROOKIE | $12.99 | MAR | 1,728 | | MPD PSYCHO TP VOL 06 (MR) | $10.95 | DAR | 1,728 | | CABLE PREM HC VOL 01 MESSIAH WAR | $19.99 | MAR | 1,721 | | LOCAL HC | $29.99 | ONI | 1,714 | | BATMAN LONG HALLOWEEN TP | $19.99 | DC | 1,680 | | MARVEL BOY PREM HC* | $24.99 | MAR | 1,660 | | ELEKTRA & WOLVERINE REDEEMER HC | $29.95 | MAR | 1,646 | | ABSOLUTE RONIN HC | $99.00 | DC | 1,639 | | MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 10 CRISIS DIGEST | $7.99 | MAR | 1,639 | | Y LAST MAN TP VOL 01 UNMANNED | $12.99 | DC | 1,605 | | ETERNALS BY JACK KIRBY TP BOOK 02 | $24.99 | MAR | 1,598 | | CASTLEVANIA CURSE O/DARKNESS GN VOL 01 (Of 2) | $9.99 | TKP | 1,564 | | BATMAN YEAR ONE DELUXE SC | $14.99 | DC | 1,564 | | Y LAST MAN TP VOL 10 WHYS & WHEREFORES (MR) | $14.99 | DC | 1,564 | | BEST O/SPIDER-MAN HC VOL 03 | $29.99 | MAR | 1,544 | | ZOMBIE-SAMA ONE SHOT | $6.99 | BIG | 1,523 | | ARKHAM ASYLUM ANNIVERSARY ED SC (MR) | $17.99 | DC | 1,516 | | ESSENTIAL OFF HB MARVEL UNIV MASTER ED TP VOL 03 | $16.99 | MAR | 1,503 | | COUNTER X TP VOL 02 | $19.99 | MAR | 1,489 | | UNCLE SAM FREEDOM FIGHTERS BRAVE NEW WORLD TP | $14.99 | DC | 1,475 | | X-FACTOR PREM HC ONLY GAME IN TOWN | $19.99 | MAR | 1,407 | | BLADE BLACK & WHITE TP | $15.99 | MAR | 1,393 | | BLACK PANTHER TP BACK TO AFRICA | $16.99 | MAR | 1,387 | | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 08 MADE TO SUFFER (MR) | $14.99 | IMA | 1,380 | | OMEGA UNKNOWN PREM HC* | $29.99 | MAR | 1,380 | | IRON MAN PREM HC LEGACY O/DOOM | $19.99 | MAR | 1,373 | | POKEMON DIAMOND & PEARL ADVENTURE GN VOL 02 | $7.99 | VIZ | 1,366 | | MARVEL ENCYCLOPEDIA HC VOL 04 SPIDER-MAN | $24.99 | MAR | 1,339 | | LOCKE & KEY HC | $24.99 | IDW | 1,332 | | NANA TP VOL 12 (MR) | $8.99 | VIZ | 1,332 | | CRIMINAL MACABRE MY DEMON BABY TP | $12.95 | DAR | 1,325 | | ART O/MARVEL COMICS HC VOL 01 | $29.99 | MAR | 1,311 | | WELCOME TO NHK GN 08 (Of 8) (MR) | $9.99 | TKP | 1,298 | | KUROSAGI CORPSE DELIVERY SERVICE TP VOL 07 | $10.95 | DAR | 1,291 | | ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR HC VOL 05 | $34.99 | MAR | 1,257 | | THOR VISIONARIES WALT SIMONSON TP VOL 01 | $24.95 | MAR | 1,250 | | SIMPSONS TREEHOUSE O/HORROR TP VOL 05 DEAD MANS JEST | $15.95 | HAR | 1,223 | | BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 01 LONG WAY HOME | $15.95 | DAR | 1,216 | | ARMY O/DARKNESS TP VOL 06 FROM ASHES | $14.99 | DE | 1,216 | | WITCHBLADE SHADES O/GRAY TP | $14.99 | DE | 1,182 |

Notes on this chart:Some titles have been truncated or abbreviated for space reasons. Publisher abbreviations have also been used:

MAR = Marvel Comics

DC = DC Comics

DAR = Dark Horse Comics

IMA = Image Comics

ABS = Abstract Studio

ADV = A.D. Vision

ALI = Alias Enterprises, LLC

ANT = Antarctic Press

ARC = Archie Comic Publications

ASP = Apen MLT Inc.

AVA = Avatar Press

BON = Bongo Comics

CAR = Cartoon Books

DE = Dynamite Entertainment

DDP = Devil's Due Publishing

FAN = Fantagraphics Books

GEM = Gemstone Publishing

IDW = IDW Publishing

MIR = Mirage Studios
NBM = NBM / Papercutz

ONI = Oni Press Inc.

SEV = Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC

SLG = Slave Labor Graphics

TIT = Titan Publishing

TKP = Tokyopop

VIZ = Viz Media

ZEN = Zenescope Entertainment, Inc.

We are estimating actual sales by Diamond U.S. (primarily to North American comic stores), using Diamond's published sales indexes and publisher sales data to estimate a sales number for Detective Comics (normally the title Batman is the title Diamond uses in its calculations, but no issue shipped this month), and using that number and the indexes to estimate Diamond's sales on the remaining titles. We can check the accuracy of our numbers by comparing the Detective Comics number that we calculate using multiple data points; our numbers for Detective Comics are within 1/10 of 1% of each other, ensuring a high degree of accuracy. They do not include sales made by Diamond UK, orders on these titles placed after the end of September, or copies purchased by Diamond but held in inventory at the end of September. This information may not be reproduced in any format without also crediting Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc.

Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, IDW, Dynamite, Devil's Due, Avatar, Aspen Studios and Gemstone distribute 100% of their comic store orders through Diamond. Some other publishers distribute directly to stores or through other distributors and as a result this analysis may underestimate their sales.

Most graphic novel publishers also release their titles through other channels, which make up a majority of graphic novel sales over-all. These quantity estimates do not reflect distribution through those channels."

Most of the titles on this chart are also distributed to Europe by Diamond UK, which can account for significant sales for the publisher, ranging from 3-20% of the U.S. numbers. Sales by Diamond UK are not included in the numbers above.

One other factor to consider is that sales through Diamond and other comic distributors are non-returnable to retailers. That means that there is a considerable unknown percentage of books unsold at the retailer level, probably amounting to 5-20% of sales.

For the top 100 graphic novels actual orders August, see "Top 100 Graphic Novel Actual--August 2008."

For the top 300 comic actual orders in August, see "Top 300 Comics Actual--August 2008."